/**
 * This file is part of 1genia trampoline
 * Copyright (C) 2007 1genia (contact@1genia.com)
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; version 3 of the License. 
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details. 
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; see the file COPYING.TXT.  If not,
 * write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
 * Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. 
 **/
package com.genia.toolbox.projects.toolbox_basics_project.spring.manager;

import com.genia.toolbox.basics.bean.DataContainer;
import com.genia.toolbox.basics.exception.technical.TechnicalException;
import com.genia.toolbox.persistence.exception.PersistenceException;
import com.genia.toolbox.projects.toolbox_basics_project.bean.model.FileContent;

/**
 * manager for {@link FileContent}.
 */
public interface FileContentManager
{

  /**
   * return a persisted {@link FileContent} representing the given
   * {@link DataContainer}.
   * 
   * @param dataContainer
   *          the {@link DataContainer} to persist
   * @return a persisted {@link FileContent} representing the given
   *         {@link DataContainer}
   * @throws TechnicalException
   *           when an error occured
   */
  public abstract FileContent getFileContent(DataContainer dataContainer)
      throws TechnicalException;



  /**
   * returns the {@link DataContainer} represented by the given
   * {@link FileContent}.
   * 
   * @param fileContent
   *          the {@link FileContent} to translate
   * @return the {@link DataContainer} represented by the given
   *         {@link FileContent}
   * @throws TechnicalException
   *           when an error occured
   */
  public abstract DataContainer getDataContainer(FileContent fileContent)
      throws TechnicalException;



  /**
   * delete a {@link FileContent}.
   * 
   * @param fileContent
   *          the {@link FileContent} to delete
   * @throws PersistenceException
   *           if an error occured
   */
  public abstract void delete(FileContent fileContent)
      throws PersistenceException;
}
